Have you seen this youngster play? Seven- year-old Jaxon Smith of Calgary is creating a sensation with his drumming skills, appearing recently on the Today show, Good Morning America, CNN, and catching more than a half-million hits (at last count) with a video on YouTube.

We’ve seen drumming prodigies before. We did a little searching and dug up five other examples of youngsters with extraordinary drumming skills. Who do you think is the best? Is there a “true” prodigy in this group? Watch the videos, then vote on your favourite in the poll below.

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